Names #66, #320, #407 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

प्राणः Prana — meaning in Hindi

Prana (prāṇaḥ) is name #66 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Hindi (हिन्दी), the shloka it comes from in Devanagari, and the English meaning — from the full name page.

Name #66 · प्राणः

स्वयं प्राण

In English: The life-breath itself

From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya

ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः
हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः
verse 8

Also in this shloka: īśānaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · jyeṣṭhaḥ · śreṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · mādhavaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ

Name #320 · प्राणः

स्वयं जीवन

In English: Life itself

From shloka 35 · chapter Narasiṃha

अच्युतः प्रथितः प्राणः प्राणदो वासवानुजः
अपांनिधिरधिष्ठानमप्रमत्तः प्रतिष्ठितः
verse 35

Also in this shloka: acyutaḥ · prathitaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · vāsavānujaḥ · apāṃnidhiḥ · adhiṣṭhānam · apramattaḥ · pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Name #407 · प्राणः

जीवन की श्वास

In English: The breath of life

From shloka 44 · chapter Narasiṃha

वैकुण्ठः पुरुषः प्राणः प्राणदः प्रणवः पृथुः
हिरण्यगर्भः शत्रुघ्नो व्याप्तो वायुरधोक्षजः
verse 44

Also in this shloka: vaikuṇṭhaḥ · puruṣaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · praṇavaḥ · pṛthuḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · śatrughnaḥ · vyāptaḥ · vāyuḥ · adhokṣajaḥ

Prana in other languages: Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English